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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
TCH81002 - Play and Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education OR TCH10515 - Play and Pedagogies in the Early Years
Co-requisites
be enrolled in or already completed TCH81002 - Play and Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education OR TCH10515 - Play and Pedagogies in the Early Years
Unit aim
Unit content
Topic 1: Holistic curriculum in the early childhood setting: an integrated approach to learning.
Topic 2: Key curriculum areas in prior to school settings:
- science and technology
- mathematics
- creative arts
- language
- physical wellbeing
- history
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | articulate conceptual knowledge related to key curriculum areas for children from birth to five years | |||||||
2 | create a portfolio of resources that can be used to develop conceptual knowledge, and experiences, for each curriculum area using an integrated and holistic approach | |||||||
3 | argue, with reference to the literature, how the resources will support the conceptual development of children’s learning of key curriculum knowledge | |||||||
4 | link the chosen resources to the EYLF and the NQS |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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articulate conceptual knowledge related to key curriculum areas for children from birth to five years
- GA1:
- GA4:
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create a portfolio of resources that can be used to develop conceptual knowledge, and experiences, for each curriculum area using an integrated and holistic approach
- GA1:
- GA2:
- GA4:
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argue, with reference to the literature, how the resources will support the conceptual development of children’s learning of key curriculum knowledge
- GA1:
- GA2:
- GA4:
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link the chosen resources to the EYLF and the NQS
- GA1:
- GA2:
- GA4:
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.